 spell wizard level 8 school alteration dimension reversible range 10 yds comp v s m duration 1 rd 1 rd lvl cast_time 8 aoe 10-ft diameter disk save none by means of this spell the caster creates a magical portal to another location on the same plane that the wizard has previously visited the wizard and other individuals can cross freely between one side of the portal and the other for the duration of the spell the gateway appears as a vertical disk 10 feet in dimater through the portal on one side the terrain beyond can be clearly seen the other side of the disk is a smooth gray surface the portal cannot be called into being in the same space as another object but can be placed against a wall or other flat surface creatures can pass freely from one side of the portal to the other but nonliving material cannot unless brought by living creatures each side of the gateway maintains its own environment so that opening a portal into a live volcano or at the bottom of the ocean poses no danger to someone on the other side unless he chooses to cross into such a deadly area the  gateway  can be cast only into areas that the wizard has himself visited in addition there is a success rate dependent on distance from the source class wikitable - distance success - within 100 miles of the area align right 100 - within 500 miles of the area align right 50 - on a different planet align right 10 - in a different solar system align right 5 failure indicates that no such portal can be opened gateway portals cannot open into other planes of existence or be cast while on any planes other than the prime material plane a  gateway  can be dispelled by the caster at will by a successful  dispel magic  or by the spell duration elapsing any living thing caught in the portal as it collapses must make a dexterity balance check or be sliced between two different locations presumably killed instantly the material component of this spell is a handful of earth or the equivalent from the caster caster's location 